Near Hulst you are driving 90 km/h on a single-carriageway road behind a van doing 70 km/h. You want to overtake and have just checked your interior mirror and left door mirror: nothing to see. What do you do just before you steer out?
- First move up close behind the van to pass quickly
- ✓ Look over my left shoulder into the blind spot
- Steer out straight away, both mirrors were empty
Correct answer: Look over my left shoulder into the blind spot
Explanation
False — you think following distance does not matter when overtaking. Keep enough distance right before overtaking (the 2-second rule), so the vehicle ahead sees you and you keep an overview
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you think following distance does not matter when overtaking. Keep enough distance right before overtaking (the 2-second rule), so the vehicle ahead sees you and you keep an overview
- Wrong: you skip the last check. A vehicle in the blind spot is visible in neither mirror; only the look over your left shoulder covers that area
Topic: Calculating overtaking distance: the 60-formula and the blind spot
Read the rule: Core: Calculating overtaking distance: the 60-formula and the blind spot
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- Challenge: Calculating overtaking distance: the 60-formula and the blind spot
- The model: Calculating overtaking distance: the 60-formula and the blind spot
- Core: Calculating overtaking distance: the 60-formula and the blind spot
- Why it matters: Calculating overtaking distance: the 60-formula and the blind spot
- Active recall: Calculating overtaking distance: the 60-formula and the blind spot
- Teach back: Calculating overtaking distance: the 60-formula and the blind spot
- Memory hook: Calculating overtaking distance: the 60-formula and the blind spot